Accession

magna.ncbi.accession.is_valid_ncbi_gid(gid)

Check if the NCBI accession matches the expected format.

Parameters

gid (str) – The NCBI accession to check.

Return type

bool

Returns

True if the accession is valid, False otherwise.

Examples

>>> is_valid_ncbi_gid('GC_000001.1')
False

>>> is_valid_ncbi_gid('GCA_123456789.1')
True